What to read
…you should always read standard authors; and when you crave a change, fall back upon those whom you read before.
Recent Thoughts
Well-ordered mind
The primary indication, to my thinking, of a well-ordered mind is a man’s ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.
Pity vs help
Sorrow is not suited to seeing things accurately, to understanding how to get things done, to avoiding dangers, or to knowing what is just. So the wise ma...
Daily judgment seat
It was the custom of Sextius when the day was over, and he had betaken himself to rest, to inquire of his spirit: “What bad habit of yours have you cured ...
True wisdom
…true wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in moulding our conduct according to her laws and model.